Morning journal and courier., 1887-07-06
LOCAL NEWS.
Brief Mention.

Brief Mention.
Card envelopes with black edge at Dor
mans.
Meriden had three slight fires on tbs
Fourth.
Prof ]. N. Lee leaves to-day for Litchfeld
for his summer vacation.
Mrs. Edward Conner, of Ashmun street
died at the hospital Monday night, aged thir-
ty-three.
Fire Commissioner Luther E. Jerome and
family have returned from pleasant stay al
Saratoga.
Two new money order postOfices were es
tablished in this State yesterday-Niantic
and Voluntown.
DR.. I. N. Russell, Of. Waterbury, has leased
q cottage for the summer at Hotchkiss
Grove, Branford.
Winsted's Fourth of July celebration came
off according to programme and drew out
about $500 people.
The Congregational church in Bristol was
damaged about 5000 by fire on the Fourth
caused by frecraekers.
Isaac Whitney of Meriden, a member of
the o. U. A. M. and of Hancock lodge, I. O..
o. F., died Sunday night.
Mr.. Caldwell, Yale 's7, stroke of the win
ming crews of 's6 and 's7, returns to Yale to
study theology in the fall.
Hon. F. J. Kingsbury's house in Water
bury was damaged 5000 by fire on the
Fourth. A hrecracker did it.
Tonight the Red Men assemble in force to
attend the raising up of chief and the Hon.
N. D. Sperry will deliver an address.
A lad named Converse, of 1877 Henry street,
was badly burned in the face by getting too
near a toy cannon when it event of, July
4th.
John Kenney got sentimentally drunk yes
terday and stole pair of shoes from Samuel
Taaks and he now languishes in the Court
street hotel.
The Blues party who went to High Rock
on the Fourth report having a fine time and
a warm reception from some of their Water
bury friends.
: G.. P. Dickerman, another graduate of the
Hogarth academy, has taken position as
bookkeeper in the Office of the Morning News
company this city.
The monthly meeting of the managers OF
the Home of the Friendless will be held at
the Home in Fair Haven this Wednesday af-
ternoon at 4 O'Clock.
Mr.. George E. Eager, the pianist, of this
city, has been engaged as solo pianist for the
season with the Union Square Theater Or
chestra, Louis ]. Corine, director.
The foundation work of the new addition
to the Union depot is completed. The brick
layers are now at work. The addition will
be used for the offices of the company.
Edward N. Clark, local manager of the
telephone Office here, was severely wounded
on the head on the Fourth while in his gar
den by stray pistol ball. DR.. Foster at
tended.
About four hundred New Haveners pic
nicked at Parlor Rock yesterday. 1t was the
annual picnic of the First NJ. E. church, in
which the Ferry street church people at Cedar
Hill joined. -.
The Boston and Albany railroad are offer
ing special rates for the school teachers con-
vention at Chicago, and all thinking of going
should call on their agents, Messrs. Peck &
Bishop, and see the different routes over
which parties can go.
1t is reported, and with a seeming show OF
authority, that arrangements have been made
for the leasing of the Housatonie railroad to
the Consolidated road, the latter guarantee
ing to pay certain dividend on the pre-
ferred stock of the former company.
James Hough, of Northford, was terribly
injured at Sumac Island, near Indian Neck,
on the Fourth by the bursting of an old gun
from which he and some friends were firing a
salute. The flesh of his right leg was torn
into shreds and amputation had to be per-
formed. He was getting along favorably
yesterday.
The Misses Lottie and Isabel Wolf, grand
daughters OF Prof. T. Il. Heness, have re-
turned from Europe after a stay of eight
years abroad, principally in Germany where
they completed their education, the former
at the Conservatory of Music in Berlin and
the latter taking a complete course in kinder
garten study. They will remain for the
summer with their mother on upper Elm
street, and in the fall will enter upon en-
gagements as teachers in the professions they
have chosen.